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GB Airways (www.gbairways.com ) has been taken over by EasyJet (www.easyjet.com ). The British Airways franchise partner has been flying the BA brand for 12 years, but from March 30 all GB's Gatwick routes will be operated by EasyJet. Passengers booked to fly on GB between now and March 29, 2008 are unaffected. After that date, passengers travelling from Heathrow will be rebooked onto EasyJet flights from Gatwick, or they can obtain a refund before December 1. Passengers booked to depart from Gatwick will fly on EasyJet.

Thanks to the "Open Skies" agreement between the EU and USA, Air France (www.airfrance.co.uk ) is to launch a new daily nonstop service from London Heathrow to Los Angeles from April 2008, with fares to be announced.

Cape Verde Airlines (TACV, 0870 774 7338) is starting new nonstop weekly flights from Stansted to Praia and Stansted to Sal nonstop, starting from October 29 and with